养[yǎng]

动

1. support; provide for

♦ ~家 support a family

♦ 我从小没了父母, 是姑姑把我~大的。 I lost my parents when I was a child, and was brought up by my aunt.

2. raise; keep; grow

♦ ~鸭 raise ducks

♦ ~鸟 keep pet birds

♦ ~花 grow flowers

3. give birth to

♦ 她~了个儿子。 She gave birth to a boy.

4. form; acquire; cultivate

♦ ~成良好的习惯 cultivate good habits

5. rest; convalesce; recuperate one's health; heal

♦ ~身体 recuperate

♦ 你这回病得不轻, 应该好好~~。 You've been seriously ill and should take a good rest.

6. let (one's hair) grow

7. maintain; keep in good repair

♦ 养路

形foster; adoptive

♦ ~父(母) foster father (mother)

♦ ~子(女) adopted son (daughter)